Use of custom masks in theatre performance

Since man appeared on the timeline, masks have represented characters in theatrical performances. Primitive man used them. All indigenous cultures have mask traditions. In Greece, the significance of theatre masks increased from ritual to ritual-drama. Theatre masks have gained immense popularity with the passage of time. In the Middle Ages masks were used in the mystery plays of the 12th to 16th century. Their use witnessed a rise during the 15th-century Renaissance in Italy.

In modern times plays such as Die Versunkene Glocke (The Sunken Bell; 1897) by German writer Gerhart Hauptmann (1862–1946), dramatizations of Alice in Wonderland, Dreaming of the Bones, The Great God Brown by American dramatist Eugene O’Neill (1888–1953), and others featured actors wearing masks to showcase changes in the internal and external lives of their characters. Much has changed throughout the history of theater drama masks, but what remains is their popularity and prominence.

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About Jonathan Becker

Jonathan Becker is a mask maker, teaching artist and performer. He began sculpting masks in 1986 while a student in Paris, France and founded Theater-Masks.com in 1990 upon his return to the United States. Jonathan has created over 10,000 masks for theatre companies, producing organizations, individual artists and training programs in over 40 countries. Learn more about Jonathan →